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51Paul Bins, comte de Saint-Victor — (July 11, 1827 July 9, 1881), known as Paul de Saint Victor, French author, was born in Paris. His father Jacques BM Bins, comte de Saint Victor (1772 1858), is remembered by his poem L Espérance , and by an excellent verse translation of… …
52Jean Antoine Letronne — (25 January, 1787 ndash; 14 December, 1848) was a French archaeologist.Born in Paris, his father, a poor engraver, sent him to study art under the painter David, but his own tastes were literary, and he became a student in the College de France,… …
53Cryptanalysis of the Enigma — enabled the western Allies in World War II to read substantial amounts of secret Morse coded radio communications of the Axis powers that had been enciphered using Enigma machines. This yielded military intelligence which, along with that from… …
54John Mitchell Kemble — (1807 March 26, 1857), English scholar and historian, was the eldest son of Charles Kemble the actor.He received his education partly from Dr Richardson, author of the Dictionary of the English Language , and partly at the grammar school of Bury… …
55Niccolò de' Niccoli — Sample of Niccoli s cursive script, which developed into Italic type. Niccolò de Niccoli (1364–1437) was an Italian Renaissance humanist. He was born and died in Florence, and was one of the chief figures in the company of learned men which… …
56Johann Jakob Engel — (September 11, 1741 June 28, 1802) was a German author from Parchim, Mecklenburg Schwerin.He studied theology at Rostock and Bützow, and philosophy at Leipzig, where he took his doctors degree. In 1776 he was appointed professor of moral… …
57Julien Havet — (Pierre Eugène) (April 4, 1853 1893), French historian, was born at Vitry sur Seine, the second son of Ernest Havet.He early showed a remarkable aptitude for learning, but had a pronounced aversion for pure rhetoric. His studies at the École des… …
58Edward Robinson (scholar) — Edward Robinson (1794 1863) was an American biblical scholar, known as the Father of Biblical Geography .BiographyRobinson was born at Southington, Conn. He graduated at Hamilton College, Clifton, N. Y., in 1816, studied at Andover, Mass., and in …
59Richard Edmonds (scientist) — Infobox Scientist name = Richard Edmonds box width = image width = caption = birth date = Birth date|1801|9|18 birth place = Penzance death date = Dda|1886|03|12|1801|09|18 death place = Plymouth residence = Cornwall citizenship = British… …
60Jane Austen — Retrato de Jane Aus …
